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E-Z Text Messaging 4 Grandparents

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"First, get your cell phone & open it." Just about any electronically challenged reader can keep up with these simple instructions. E-Z TEXT MESSAGING leads us gently through the skills of communicating in writing on our cell phones. You don't have to be a grandparent to appreciate this little book. I text my kids every day, but I still learned a lot from Valli Marti's step-by-step intro to the hidden wonders of the cell phone's keypad, her lessons on the coded language of texting, and her links to more information. Serve en español, también. Extra benefit: large type! I'm keeping it in mind for Mothers Day, Fathers Day, and Christmas stocking stuffers.

Valli Marti has done an excellent job of helping grandparents (or any of us past the age of 50) get beyond our fears of using this new technology. Personally, I have found that even my adult children are more likely to respond to a text than to a voice message. What makes this little book so valuable is that everything is presented in easily understood directions. Valli Marti understands that for many of us, the assumption that "everyone" knows certain things is false. So, she presents the instructions in an encouraging and clear manner. As a college professor, I find that I learn only what technology is needed to do my job but that I balk at learning things for fun. As Marti points out, however, I can practice much of this while sitting in a doctor's waiting room or virtually anywhere. Kudos to Valli Marti for creating this affordable and easily understood guide to help ease the older generation into the joys of texting!

Grandparents, this book is for you, but the information in it, can be found by searching online for 3 minutes. It is very simplistic.

Save your money and use your printer.

What a great idea!

I don't know about you, but getting my teenager to talk to me in sentences longer three words is a real chore. This guide is so easy to use. I'm pretty sure I've at long last found something that's finally going to help me get some kind of response. It's a relief to know I might be able to use it in a way that appeal to him.

I think I'm going to treasure my EZ guidebook.

Basically the size of a notebook you doodle on. Not what I wanted or expected. Waste of my money. Now I am left searching for a Christmas present for my father. Great concept. Poorly executed.